Allenaltica, a new genus of flea beetles from the Oriental Region (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini)
Journal Title: Journal of Insect Biodiversity - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 5
Abstract
A new genus of flea beetles (Allenaltica gen. nov.) with a new species, Allenaltica flavicornis, sp. nov. from the Philippine Islands (Mindanao) is described, illustrated and compared with related genera.
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Kaniyarikkal D. Prathapan, Yong-Ying Ruan, Alexander S. Konstantinov
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